Yes, but when you get posters who believe that because a blanket is "fresh" out of a plastic bag, that it is laundered, then you are dealing with a certain naivete that is quite shocking. Almost all blankets are out of plastic bags on most carriers, and they are rarely if ever laundered, BA's for example are repackaged in plastic by prisoners down the road from LHR. It isn;t just down to experiences, but actually expectations and having an actual basis for comparison, I think it is evident from the answers above where some people are regarding this.